Christmas on Maggie's Farm

Matt cut down the tree that was planted a foot away from the wall of the tractor shed years ago. It was severely mashed up against the wall and we could almost hear a brief sigh of relief before it fell. The tippy top is our Christmas tree and the rest is Christmas buffet for the sheep and goats. They LOVE evergreens and ran toward the branches when they saw the tree coming. Mia tied the tree top to the barn beam in the middle of the apt and voila - it's Christmas! What a priceless evening we had together, decorating the tree, eating cheese enchiladas ala Stouffers, doing chores together, playing with Sparkle, making soap, picking out fabric for a Hannah bag I will make today, and otherwise enjoying each other's company. Warm this morning - 39 F., rain expected. Snow showers tomorrow for the ride to the airport. I can check in online. Big disappointment! The airlines won't allow wrapped Christmas presents. Mia and I were going to wrap all night last night. I will be wrapping in Las Vegas instead. I thought I would open up a big suitcase of colorful packages and put them right under the tree but no-can-do. Thank you, 9-11.